Pin curler spool



March 27, 1962 HARMQN 3,026,883

PIN CURLER SPOOL Filed July 15, 1959 INVENTOR.

A051 M15 .4. HARMON' "aaww United States Patent Q 3,026,883 PIN CURLER SPOOL Adeline A. Harmon, North St., Goshen, Conn. Filed July 15, 1959, Ser. No. 827,372 1 Claim. (Cl. 132-40) This invention relates to hairdressing pin curls, and is directed particularly to an improved hair curling spool for forming and holding pin curls until dry.

The principal object of this invention is to provide an inexpensive and easy to use hair curling spool which will facilitate the self-setting of womens hair in pin curls.

A more particular object of the invention is to provide a hair curling spool comprising a circular disk-like body member having an axial upstanding post, a sleeve member rotatably mounted on the post, said sleeve member having an annular base seatable against the upper surface of the base portion of the body member, and means for resiliently holding the sleeve member, selectively, in a first axial position with respect to the inside of the body member spaced therefrom to allow curling of hair therebetween, and a second axial position with respect to the body member where said sleeve member is urged into seating relation with respect thereto, for holding the curl of hair until it has dried or set.

Another object is to provide a hair curling spool of the above nature which will be simple in construction, easy to manipulate and apply, light in weight, comfortable to wear, attractive in appearance, and durable in use.

Other objects, features and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the following description when read with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In the drawings, wherein like reference numerals denote corresponding parts through the several views:

FIG. 1 is an exploded view of hair curling spool embodying the invention.

FIG. 2 is a top view of the curling spool, shown assembled.

FIG. 3 is a vertical cross-sectional view taken along the line 33 of FIG. 2 in the direction of the arrows, and

FIG. 4 is a vertical cross-sectional view similar to FIG. 3 but showing the curling spool in open condition, ready for a hair curling operation.

Referring now in detail to the drawings, the reference numeral designates generally an improved pin curling spool according to this invention, the same being comprised of a body member 11, a sleeve member 12, a coil spring 13, and a pair of spring-holding pins 14 and 15.

The body member 11, which is preferably integrally molded of a strong, light-weight synthetic plastic material, is formed with a disk-like circular base portion 16, and an upstanding post portion 17, having an axial bore 18 extending end-to-end through the body member 11. Formed within the outside of the base portion 16 of the body member 11 and extending across the base end of the axial bore 18 is an elongated recess 19 adapted to receive therein the pin 14 for the purpose hereinbelow appearing. The upper end of the post portion 17 of the body member 11 is formed with a shallow diametrical recess 2%) and a relatively deep diametrical recess 21 ninety degrees displaced from said shallow recess, for the purposes hereinafter more fully described.

3,626,883 Patented Mar. 27, 1962 ice The sleeve member 12, also preferably molded of a synthetic plastic material, comprises a disk-like circular base portion 22 of substantially equal diameter to that of the base portion 16 of the body member 11, and integrally secured with one end of a coaxial cylindrical sleeve portion 23 having an internal diameter slightly greater than the external diameter of the post portion 17 of the body member 11. The base portion 22 of the sleeve member 12 is formed with a V-sh-aped, radially-extending slot 24, said base portion 22 has a plurality of through openings 25 spaced about a circle coaxial with said sleeve member. The upper end of the portion 23 of the sleeve member 12 is formed with a diametrical groove 26 adapted to seat the spring holding pin 15.

As illustrated in FIGS. 3 and 4, the sleeve member 12 is rotatably mounted with respect to the body member 11 and resiliently held thereon by the spring 13 fitted within the central opening of said body member. One end 27 of the spring 13 is hooked over the pin 14 in the recess 19 of said body member and the other end 28 of said spring is hooked over the pin 15 seated in the groove 26 of said sleeve member.

As illustrated in FIG. 3, wherein the sleeve member 12 is shown turned with respect to the body member 11 so that the spring holding pin 15 is in alignment with the deep diametrical recess 21 in the post portion 17 of said body member, the underside of the base portion 22 of said sleeve member will be resiliently held in seating engagement upon the base portion 16 of said body member.

The sleeve member 12 can be held in separated relation with respect to the body member 11, as illustrated in FIG. 4, by pulling it upwardly and turning it with respect to said body member so that the spring holding pin 15 will seat in the shallow diametrical recess 29 in the post portion 17 of said body member.

Operation In use, the curling spool will first be adjusted to open position, as illustrated in FlG. 4, and a strand of hair S will be passed through the V-shaped slot 24 and wound around the lower end of the post portion 17. The sleeve member 12 will then be lifted slightly to unseat the pin 14 from the shallow recess 20 and turned to allow passage into the deep recess 21, whereupon the curled hair S will be resiliently clamped in place between the underside of the base portion 22 of the sleeve member 12 and the inside of the base portion 16 of the body member 11. After a curl has set or dried, which may be faciiitated by the ventilation openings 25 in the base portion 22 of the sleeve member 12, the curling spool will be removed simply by again withdrawing the sleeve member 12 into the open position as shown in FIG. 2.

While there has been disclosed in this specification one form in which the invention may be embodied, it is to be understood that this form is shown for the purpose of illustration only, and that the invention is not limited to the specific disclosure, but may be modified and embodied in various other equivalent forms without departing from its spirit. In short, the invention includes all the modifications and embodiments coming within the scope of the following claim.

Having thus fully described the invention, what is claimed as new and for which it is desired to secure Letters Patent is:

A hair curling spool comprising in combination, a of said hollow post having two pairs of angularly spaced hollow body member having an upper cylindrical hollow radial slots one pair being of a different depth from the post provided with an enlarged circular base flange, a other pair for selectively receiving said cross pin therein. sleeve member rotatably journalled on and slidable in a longitudinal direction upon said post, said sleeve mem- 5 References Cited in the file of this Patent her having a base flange which is provided with a V-shaped UNITED STATES PATENTS open slot to receive a strand of hair therein, a vertically extending coiled spring for resiliently urging said sleeve 2,253,498 Luengen Aug. 26, 1941 member downwardly to force its base flange against a 2,492,636 Hendrickson Dec. 27, 1949 curled strand of hair located on the base flange of said 10 2,595,844 Graham May 6, 1952 post, a cross pin secured to the top of said spring, the top ,7 M ll June 19, 1956 

